Find out more about this educative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in distance learning technology are enabling humans in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that learning technology organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of these MOOC courses is adequate? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Faroe Islands to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle problems like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Universities want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing desire for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

ELearning